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Onnika marveled at the sky she’d only known as a child, simultaneously familiar and strange. Never had she imagined her entry into Phase Nine would have truly led her home, let alone that she’d have found her soulmate along the way. She leaned back against Aidan’s heat, wondering how she could have gotten so lucky. Then she reminded herself of all she’d endured to get here and decided she had paid a hefty wage indeed. But it was worth it.
“Are you worried you’ll grow bored with me?” he asked in a teasing tone, though she thought she felt some tension in his muscles against her back.
“Oh, I’m sure there will always be some sort of trouble for us to get into to keep ourselves entertained.”
“I’m sure there will be some sort of troubleyouwill get into, and I shudder at the thought.”
“Look at the bright side,” she said cheerfully. “It just means you’re going to have to stick around for averylong time and protect me from myself.”
“You know very well that you are extraordinarily capable of both getting yourself into and out of trouble, but I do fear you will need me on occasion.”
She twisted around in his grip and gazed up at him. “I’ll need you always.”
Oh, he liked that. He took her lips in a tender kiss that made her lose track of time. When he broke the kiss, he shot her a sly grin. “Do you want to go for a ride?”
Moments later she was soaring through the air on the back of his magnificent dragon form, chortling with excitement and nearly convinced she could touch the stars.
